Diastolic is a word used to describe the lower number when measuring blood pressure. It represents the period when the heart relaxes and fills up with blood between beats. Full definition
For the patrons working with their barbers and pharmacist, systolic blood pressure (the first, or top, number) dropped from 153 mmHg at the start of the study to 126 mmHg after six months, along with a decrease in diastolic blood pressure (the second, or bottom, number) of 18 mmHg. (sciencedaily.com)
The reduction in diastolic blood pressure was also greater in the self - monitoring group. (sciencedaily.com)
But this is far from proving that good health» for example, the correlations reported in the Handbook between tiny reductions of diastolic blood pressure and religious practice» is a direct result of attending Sunday worship. (firstthings.com)